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A little while ago I mentioned in my review of the Noctua NH-D9L low profile dual tower cooler (which I found to be a reasonable product for its target market) that the manufacuter had updated its popular NH-U9B SE2 tower cooler with two new models as of November 12th, 2014. Today I'll be looking at one of these models, the NH-U9S U-Type tower cooler, to find out how well it performs.
The NH-U9S is designed to fit into the same spaces as the older NH-U9B SE2, but it ships with only one fan. The heatsink now incorporates two additional heat pipes for improved CPU cooling. The fan included with the NH-U9S is the NF-A9 PWM premium fan, which has higher maximum rotational speed able to move over an additional 14 cubic feet of air per minute at 5 more decibels of noise. Noctua supplies a second set of mounting clips for a dual fan setup.
The one item that you might find similar between these tower cooler models is the SecuFirm2 mounting system, but the kit for the newer NH-U9S does have some differences. The Intel LGA1115x option uses a square-shaped fixed-screw back plate instead of an X-shape plate with selectable screw slots, and the nickel plated copper heat sink plate already has the fastening brackets attached. If you need past or future socket compatibility for your NH-U9S, you can obtain the optional NM-13 mounting kit for LGA 1366 or 775 Intel processor sockets directly from Noctua for free.
The NH-U9S is designed to fit within a small footprint and not interfere with RAM or PCIe card slots. So let’s take a moment to review the tower cooler specifications, then find out what the relatively small packaging has to offer.
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Cooler Specifications:
Socket Compatibility
Height (without fan)
(with fan)
Width (without fan)
(with fan)
Depth (without fan)
(with fan)
Weight (without fan)
(with fan)
Material
Maximum TDP
(see Noctua website for
detailed information)
Fan Compatibility
Scope of Delivery
Warranty
Fan Specifications:
Model
Bearing
Max. Rotational Speed (+/- 10%)
with L.N.A.
Min. Rotational Speed (+/- 20%)
Max. Airflow
with L.N.A.
Max. Acoustical Noise
with L.N.A.
Input Power
Voltage Range
MTBF
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Intel LGA 2011-0, LGA 2011-3 (Square ILM), LGA 1156 / 1155 / 1150
AMD FM2+ (back plate req.), FM2, FM1, AM3+, AM3, AM2+, AM2
125 mm
125 mm
95 mm
95 mm
68 mm
95 mm
524 g
618 g
Copper base and Heat Pipes
Aluminum Cooling Fins
Soldered Joints & Nickel Plating
LGA 2011 – 140W
LGA 1115x – 95W
AM2(+), AM3(+) – 125W
FM1, FM2(+) – 100W
92x92x25 mm
NF-A9 PWM premium fan
Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.)
NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
SecureFirm2 Mounting Kit
Fan-clips for second NF-A9
Noctua Metal Case-Badge
6 Years
Noctua NF-A9 PWM
SSO2
2000 RPM
1550 RPM
400 RPM
78.9 m3/h
62.6 m3/h
22.8 dB(A)
16.3 dB(A)
1.2 W
12 V
> 150,000 h
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Information courtesy of Noctua @ http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=105&lng=en
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